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Sunday, December 30, 2012

After Oblivion are a band from Bosnia that plays a very old shool form of technical death metal with thrash influences and this is a review of their 2012 album "Stamina" which was released by Metal On Metal Records.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being utilized at times, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful sound with heavy riffing that dominates throughout the recording.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast riffs that combine early 90's technical death metal with thrash metal as well as throwing in a good amount of melody in the riffing as well as a brief use of clean playing, while the lead guitars are very melodic and technical sounding old school death metal guitar solos and leads, as for the classical guitars they are only utilized briefly and they use finger picking to add more variety to the music.

Vocals are all high pitched death/thrash screams and growls, while the lyrics cover philosophical, hateful, and everyday themes, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful, heavy, professional and old school sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.

In my opinion After Oblivion are a very great sounding hybrid of old school technical death metal and thrash and if you are a fan of this musical style, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Deliverance" "Vultures" "Septic Mind" and "Hatred Peofound". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Joel Fornbrant:

Overtorture is a Swedish death metal band that was formed in 2011. We are a bunch of guys from bands like Grave, Coldworker, Witchery and The Ugly with the aim to play crushing death metal in a straight up, no-bullshit kind of way. We are releasing our debut album, ”At the End the Dead Await” on Apostasy Records january 25th 2013.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Joel Fornbrant:

We have a pretty traditional sound, perhaps leaning a little towards mid-paced and heavy death metal with lots of double bass drums, while having some fast parts and blastbeats thrown in as well. The songs have a few melodic parts without sounding wimpy and quite a bit of strong lead guitar work. If I would compare it to other bands, I'd say you'd find traces of Morbid Angel, Necrotisism-era Carcass and a little bit of Bolt Thrower as well as a strong influence from the classic Swedish bands, like Entombed, Grave and Dismember.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Joel Fornbrant:

There isn't any specific theme to the lyrics, and they cover pretty typical death metal topics. There's a couple of horror-influenced songs, like ”The Outer Limits” and the title track, ”Suffer As One” and ”Black shrouds of Dementia” are about the dark sides of the human mind and there's even some science fiction themed ones, like ”The Coming Doom” and ” ”Towards the Within”.I try to write the lyrics in a voice that feels like my own that gives them a distinct character. Ideally, this makes them feel like they belong together on an album, like they are different kinds of stories told by the same narrator.

4. WHat is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Magnus Martinsson:

After thinking and listing a lot of possible band names for some time OVERTORTURE popped up and it was/is just the perfect name for the band. There are not a thousand other old bands with the same name out there,it’s one word, simple and immediately tells you what we’re about…. DEATH METAL!

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Joel Fornbrant:

As of writing this, Overtorture has yet to lose its live virginity, so what our shows will be like is something for the future to tell. We of course intend to change this as soon as the album is released. We have one show booked so far, with hopefully many more to come.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

Magnus Martinsson:

Our initial plan is to play festivals and weekend gigs during 2013, and we already have a show confirmed in Stockholm with one of the bigger Swedish death metal acts around release of the album, but the details are not yet official. At the moment we’re working on booking some more shows both domestic and abroad; hopefully we’ll do some international shows around release as well. If the timing and conditions are right we’ll do some longer touring, but it’s nothing we’ve set as a goal or plan so far.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

Joel Fornbrant:

Keeping in mind that most people have only heard one demo track and one song from the album, the feedback has been very good. Some german magazines have heard a few more songs, and they really liked them as far as we could tell. My german is a little bit rusty though, so I could be wrong. We of course can't wait for people to hear the whole album, which is when we'll really know what people think of our songs.

8. WHat is going on with the other musical projects these days?

Joel Fornbrant:

I can only speak for Coldworker, which is going to try to get out andbecome a little more live active for 2013, as we have done very few live shows in the last few years. Maybe write some new songs if it feels right.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Joel Fornbrant:

It's impossible to say right now. We need to release the album, listen to people's opinions and maybe most importantly: play the songs in a live environment. Then we'll probably have a picture of where we want to take the music of Overtorture in the future. But I'm already pretty sure we won't become a dub step duo or a traveling circus act.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Joel Fornbrant:

Speaking for myself, I tend to draw most inspiration from the classic death metal acts. Morbid Angel, Pestilence, Entombed, Dismember, Malevolent Creation and the like. Napalm Death isn't a death metal band per se, but they are a big influence on me. Right now I listen a lot to Benediction, which I think is an underrated band. Celtic Frost and Overkill also get played frequently these days. As for newer releases, I really dug the latest Asphyx album and Black Breaths “Sentenced To Life”. My favourite album this year is a hardcore album, “Darker Days Ahead” by Tragedy.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Joel Fornbrant:

I like watching movies, reading books and drinking beer. Those aren't making me any thinner, so I am trying getting into working out as well. They all take a back seat to music, though.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Joel Fornbrant:

Thanks for the interview! As said, ”At the End the Dead Await” is releasing january 25th on Apostasy Records. Get ready for a crushing swedish death metal assault! And we hope to see you soon on the road as well. Take care!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

We are a 4 piece progressive death band from Vancouver ,BC. Formed in 2008 we have a self titled E.P., Full Length (Tattered And Bound) , and are excited to release our next E.P. "Vessel" Feb 1st .

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

I would describe our sound as Dissonant , Groove Heavy , Death Metal haha hard to say, we try to make every song completely different from the last,.....maybe unpredictable ?

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Well we've had a different Vocalist on every release so far , so I won't speak for our past vocalists but Alxs states that each song on "Vessel" takes its own tangent lyrically, but they all contain esoteric themes approached from a playful, poetic point of view. The lyrics were written after the music was composed, so the lyrical content was directly inspired by the overall feeling and personality of each song.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

It really can mean whatever you like because its not a real word. We took the word "ABIOSIS" and put an "R" in it and it sounded cool so we kept it .

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Fredericton, NB with Endast in 2011 was memorable, hottest bar ever and we gave every bit on stage , felt like puking when i stepped off hahaWe also had the honor of opening for Hate Eternal and Origin .DiecemberFest in Vancouver is always great , and Edmonton at The Brixx with Death Toll Rising was great also , packed house Death Toll is always great to watch too.Ever since Alxs has joined ABRIOSIS though I think our stage presence is at its best , we really get into the tunes live, you can usually hear me screaming to myself on stage through my mop of hair .

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

Yes , we've toured Canada a bit now and we'd really like to venture down the Pacific Coast of the U.S. as soon as possible. Hopefully by 2014. Eventually Europe too .

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of technical death metal?

Generally great . We do not refer to ourselves as Tech Death but have been called Tech Death , we have lovers and occasional haters in the "Tech Death" world . That whole genre seems like 1 big pissing contest to me and not very musical alot of the time, so it doesn't bother us if someone doesn't think were tech enough yet listens to Braindrill all day . We love bands that write memorable music and we hope to be 1 ourselves. You can't please everybody.

8. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

I think since 2008 we have been crafting our sound and "Vessel" is what we've been forging towards and we couldn't be prouder. "Vessel" is what ABRIOSIS should sound like and we will be building off of that. More dissonace, disorienting riffs, lots of vocal experimentations and new ways of phrasing and arranging our songs. We are excited for the future , we never plan what an album will sound like. We just take it one song at a time and by completion it will have its own story.

9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Everyone in the band will make fun of me for being a GAMER but i love Gaming Ps3 , like watching hockey(screw the lockout),and Formula 1 racing . Robin has seen pretty much every movie in the world and loves burgers, Ryan when he's not playing is usually listening to 80's pop tunes , and hes a bartender so he can make a mean drink,and alxs writes reviews for Abort magazine, exercises regularly and counter exercises with beer.

11. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Just that ABRIOSIS "Vessel" will be released feb.1st 2013 for FREE download at ABRIOSIS.com. Everyone should keep their eye on Vancouver because the metal scene here has so much talent . We will be releasing 2 MUSIC VIDEO COVERS in early 2013 for CANNIBAL CORPSE "Fucked with a Knife" and SLAYER'S "Bitter PEACE" . Thank you for the interview and Review. Evceryone watch out for Abriosis in 2013!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Overtorture are a band from Sweden that plays an old school form of death metal with some veterans from that scene and this is a review of their 2013 album "At The End Death Await" which was released by Apostasy Records.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being utilized at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast Swedish sounding death metal riffs that are very heavy and old school sounding with some melodies being thrown into the riffing at times as well as a brief use of clean playing, while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding death metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals are mostly deep death metal growls with some high pitched screams being utilized at times, while the lyrics cover darkness and horror themes, as for the production it has a very old school. powerful, strong and heavy sound to capturing the classic death metal sound perfectly.

In my opinion Overtorture are a very great sounding old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Murder For The Masses" "The Outer Linmits" "The Coming Doom" and "Suffer As One". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Firstly, I'd like to welcome all the readers.
Ogotay the band, though maybe not well-known, consists of
following musicians: Gufi, guitar, Mess Age; Pieczar, guitar,
Fulcrum; Simon, drums, Pandemonium; and SVierszcz, bass and vocals,
Yattering

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Death metal. If anyone's interested in rating our music, feel invited to check out our profiles at reverbnation, soundcloud and youtube.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Since Yattering I've been writing about pathologies of our society. In Ogotay I pay much attention to accentuate the decline of the civilization.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
Ogotay was a man who called himself a god. It's taken form the comic book series Thorgal. Ogotay is the bloodthirsty master of QA people in pre-columbian era.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
For the time being we're playing in Poland only. We're focusing on production of our new single 'Bastards and Orphans' and next album.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?
For the time being we're playing in Poland only. We're focusing on production of our new single 'Bastards and Orphans' and next album.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
These are the roumors mainly the journalists are interested in. Bands come and go, obviously there's a lot of them around. It may be only your impression that at certain moment there's more bands of a certain genre, I don't see it that way.

8. What is going on with the other musical projects these days?
According to my knowledge, only Pandemonium still exists out of our previous bands. Personally I promote Yattering as a brand by selling our t-shirts for example.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?
You can judge by yourself while listening to our new single soon. It's gonna be as brutal as always.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
If I had to choose my guru, It'd be Devin Townsend. Besides, I listen to many different kinds of music and I doubt that Ogotay could take any inspirations from very 'light' Massive Attack, Hybrid or Muse. I'd rather want you to judge by yourself after the new material is released, and then compare our style to other bands.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
I am a physiotherapist interested in sniper military units.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Polluted Inheritance where a band from the Netherlands that played a very technical form of death metal in the early 90's vein and this is a review of their 1992 album "Ecocide" which will be re-issued by Vic Records in 2013.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being utilized at times, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful sound with technical riffing that dominates throughout the recording.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast death metal riffs that where considered technical for the time it was released with some thrash influences being thrown into the riffing, while the lead guitars are early 90's technical death metal guitar solos and leads, as for the a coustic guitars which are only utilized on the last song t hey use finger picking and full chords to add more progressive elements to the music.

Vocals are all early death metal growls with a brief use of spoken word parts, while the lyrics cover dark and philosphical themes, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful and heavy sound for the time it was originally released but raw and primitive sounding by today's standards but you can still hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.

In my opinion Polluted Inheritance where a very great sounding early technical death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Faces" "Memories Of Sadness" "Afterlife" and "Look Inside". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

This is a review of a split album between Eternal Solstice and Mourning from the Netherlands which was originally released in 1991 and re-issued by Vic Records in 2012 and we will start off the review with Eternal Solstice which plays death metal in the mid 80's and early 90's vein.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being thrown into the music at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast original death metal riffs that are very heavy, r aw and primitive sounding with some thrash influences, while the lead guitars are very raw and primitive sounding death metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals are mostly deep death metal growls with some high pitched pitched screams, while the lyrics cover dark themes, as for the production it h as a very heavy, raw and primitive sound to it which was common for that era.

In my opinion Eternal Solstice are a very great sounding death metal band from the classic era and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Path To Perdition" and "Melancholic Characters". RECOMMENDED.

Next up is Mourning another band that plays early era death metal.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being utilized at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars, as for the violins which are only used on the last song they bring an original sound which was not really heard much in death metal until a few years later.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast early death metal riffs that are very heavy, raw and primitive sounding with some thrash influences being thrown into the riffing, while the lead guitars which are only utilized briefly are very raw and primitive sounding death metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals a re all early death metal growls and screams, while the lyrics cover dark themes, as for the production it has a very heavy, raw and primitive sounding in the early death metal tradition without the production of modern day death metal.

In my opinion Mourning where a very great sounding heavy, raw and primitive death metal band from t he early area and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Free Evil" and "You're Sold". RECOMMENDED BUY.

In conclusion this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of mid 80's and early 90's era death metal. RECOMMENDED BUY.

1. Can
you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

We just
came back from Berlin, where we had our releasegig on saturday. It was fucking
crushing! Up next is rehearsing our asses off to present some good shows in the
UK, where we'll be playing 5 dates together wit Occvlta. Actually, our main
focus is pretty much rehearsing at this time. The album is just out and we got
quite some shows to pull off next year. Me and Ced already got some new riffs,
but at the moment there is not much time for songwriting, which can be a fuck
up from times to times, but I think after the UK Tour we'll definitely get
started with that as well. At the moment we just have to organize ourselves a
bit, since this is our first full length release and it's getting a real cool
amount of positive feedback... Something new for us.

2. How
would you describe the musical sound of the new album?

To me,
we've achieved exactly what we wanted with "Summoning Black Gods".
The album is holding on to that old school spirit at the end of the 80s and
early 90s, yet it doesn't sound like we are ripping off or only want to
reproduce what we think sounds best. Furthermore there is an own sound to it,
something to characterize the band. You hear and should be able to say "thats
Chapel Of Disease" straight away but at the same time you should be able
to realize your listening to some plain old school death metal.

3. What
are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new
release?

Our
lyrical themes are strictly based on ancient horror or phantastic literature.
It is pretty much worshipping authors long gone, that have created something
shocking to their time, or something new.

4. What
is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Hehe, we
get asked that a lot and every time we have to admit, that we do not truly
remember how it came up. All I can say is, that it doesn't have some sort of
deeper meaning, it just sounds perfect as a name for an old school death
project. I am pretty sure that the first Morbid Angel had something to do with
the creation of the name as well...

5. What
are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you
describe your stage performance?

Berlin
on saturday was really fun! We always try to keep the same level during a gig
and are not the kind of guys who just all like to stand around, stare at their
instruments and bore off the ones in front of the stage. Meaning, we always try
to give it our best and deliver something like a show to the crowd, without
fucking up the playing of our instruments. I for myself am quite critical after
leaving stage, I hate mistakes, even if no one noticed. Even tho' we're talking
about rough old school sounding metal, I still think it is important to present
a more or less professional show to your audience. Meaning that a band has to
keep the level it has on its' records on stage and still go fucking nuts on it.

6. Do
you have any touring plans for the new release?

We're
doing the UK Tour with Occvlta from january 29th up until february 2nd. We're
really looking forward to it, it will be our first time in the home of the
queen. After that we will be playing a minitour for two days in Germany
together wit Deserted Fear and Lifeless. When that is done we will be playing a
good amount of individual gigs but are trying to not overplay ourselves. There
is nothing more boring than being able as a fan to go out every weekend and see
one of your top bands play at every single club you can think off. We dont know
if there is a bigger tour to come yet. It's quite difficult to organize
something since we all have regular jobs or are still in our studies.

7. On a
worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

So far
so good, really. Up until now I have not read a single negative review and we
are getting some really cool messages from people all over the place giving us
a thumb up (more or less literally). We can only say that we are more than
happy about the last 10 months. After the demo came out in April, it all went
really quick and one thing led to another without the band losing its' quality.
We wouldn't have thougt that it would all kick off in such a dramatic
speed.

8. What
direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

I have
no clue, seriously. Like said before, we haven't had the chance to be working
on new material yet, but I think Chapel Of Disease will always be a band
sticking to its' sound but still be evolving from album to album. What way that
evolution of our sound will turn out we don't know yet. But we would never
start to go in a complete different direction, since we all know what that
feels like as a fan. Meaning, if we would have the idea to start a progressive
fusion metal band, it sure enough wouldn't be called Chapel Of Disease anymore.
We'll stick to old school death, but throw in some interesting elements here
and there to keep it interesting over the years. That's my vision for now,
let's just see how it will turn out.

9. What
are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what
are you listening to nowadays?

It's
pretty much all about that early death and thrash metal stuff. A time where one
could not really say what the definite difference between real aggressive
thrash metal and simple death metal is. That was the plan in 2008 and it more
or less still is, although we really do listen to quite a lot of stuff
nowadays, doesn't matter what genre it is as long as it fits our ears. I'm
really enjoying the last Witchcraft record (Legend). It doesn't sound like
those typical 70s bands that are going around at the moment. A lot of songs on
it could be spinning in the radio, but I really admire their songstructure. It
feels like you're listening to 3 different songs in only one song, yet it
harmonizes just perfect. Mogwai is spinning in my room quite often these last
weeks, Ced recently showed me stuff from Joy Desaster and I'm really impressed
by it. When winter kicks off, I always gotta listen to the last 3 Solstafir
albums, a pure must for me.

10. how
would you describe your views on Occultism?

I have
none. I don't know anything about it and don't feel like learning anything
about it. Not because I truly have something against it, I simply can't stand
any sort of religious thinking. All I'm noticing, is that "occult
metal" is becoming a very, very trendy thing to be called nowadays. Many
people have called our music occult death metal. It seems as if it's the new
word for "satanic". Satans Metal was 80s. Now it's Occult Metal. It
gets me pissed from time to time, since it is hard to be taking one seriously
by now who calles himself occult and on the other hand, bands are being labeled
the same that never wanted to be called that way. But as long as the music fits
my taste and the band is not going into some extreme shit, I dont give about
what one might call them.

11.
Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Hard
one. It is incredible what kind of a huge amount the music can have on one's
life. But beside of it, we all have our own stuff we like to go along with.
Since we're not only a band, but also just real good friends, we meet up quite
often to check out some classy movie, freak out on stupid internet videos or
just drink a few beers.

12. Any
final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

First of
all, thanks a lot for having me. I can only salute to all those dudes and
ladies who have supported us in such an amazing way in less than a year... We
hope to be hitting some different roads next year and have the chance to meet
some cool people along the way. Cheers and let the rotten times roll!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Cannibal Rites are a band from Boston, Massaechuesetts that plays a very raw and primitive form of old school death metal and this is a review of their 2009 demo.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some blast beats being utilized at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and at times they have a very powerful sound to t hem.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast old school death metal riffs that are very heavy, dark, raw and primitive sounding and there are no guitar solos or leads present on this recording.

Vocals range from deep death metal growls to high pitched screams, while the lyrics cover gore and horror themes, as for the production it has a very dark, heavy, raw and primitive sound that goes back to the early 90's era death metal days.

In my opinion Cannibal Rites are a very great sounding heavy, raw and primitive old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cannibal Rites" and "Undead Horror". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Chapel Of Disease are a band from Germany that plays a very old school form of occult death metal and this is a review of their 2012 album "Summoning Black Gods" which was released by FDA Rekotz.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a good amount of blast beats being thrown into the music at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and at times they have a very powerful sound to them.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast old school death metal riffs that are very heavy and dark sounding in the early 90's tradition with some melody being thrown into the riffing at times, while the lead guitars are very ancient and dark sounding death metal guitar solos and leads, as for the acoustic guitars they are only utilized briefly on one song and use finger picking and full chords to add more darkness to the music.

Vocals range from deep death metal growls to high pitched screams which go back to the beginnings of death metal, while the lyrics cover darkness and occult themes, as for the production it has a very heavy and old school death metal style production to it.

In my opinion Chapel Of Disease are a very great sounding heavy and old school occult death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Summoning Black Gods' "Evocation Of The Father" and "Exili's Heritage". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Abriosis are a band from Canada that plays a very technical form of death metal and this is a review of their self released ep "Vessel" which will be released in 2013.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a great amount of brutal sounding blast beats being thrown into the music at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and a t times they have a very powerful sound to t hem.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast technical death metal riffs that are very heavy and brutal sounding with a variety of many different time changes in the riffing, while the lead guitars are very technical sounding death metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals range from deep death metal growls to high pitched screams, while the lyrics cover philosophical and scientific themes, as for the production it h as a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound for being a self released recording where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording..

In my opinion Abriosis are a very great sounding heavy and brutal technical death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical style, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Crypsis" and "Peering Into Oblivion". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Skineater are a band from Sweden that plays a very heavy, brutal and old school form of Swedish style death metal and this is a review of their 2012 album "Dermal Harvest" which was released by Pulverised Records.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with some brutal sounding blast beats being thrown into the music at times, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast Swedish style death metal riffs that are very heavy, brutal and old school sounding with a good amount of melody being thrown into the riffing as well as a brief use of clean playing, while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding death metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals range from deep death metal growls to high pitched screams, while the lyrics cover violent themes, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound to it perfectly capturing the Swedish death metal sound.

In my opinion Skineater are a very great sounding old school Swedish style death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "He Was Murdered" "Made Of Godsick" "Thousand Dead Faces" and "Solitude Discord". RECOMMNDED BUY

The Resistance are a band from Sweden that has members from the scene out there with a musical style that mixes old school death metal with hardcore and this is a review of their 2013 ep "Rise From Treason" which will be released by Armoury Records.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with not much in the way of blast beats, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing t hat is coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars range from s low, mid paced to fast riffs that combine old school Swedish death metal with hardcore as well as having some melodic riffing , while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding guitar leads.

Vocals range from deep death metal growls to hardcore style screams, while the lyrics cover hateful and everyday themes, as for the production it has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound to it.

In my opinion The Resistance are a very great sounding hybrid of Swedish death metal and hardcore and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "My Fire" and "Rise From treason". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

1.Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

1.Ritual Killing is a Trash Metal band from Coburg, Germany which was founded in 2008.The band is composed of four passionate musicians. Simon (vocals, alfaia=Brazilian percussion), Flo (rhythm and lead guitar), Tom (bass guitar) and Fabian (drums). I have joined the band in 2010 as the former guitarist quit the band.
(Flo)

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

2. Our music is a mixture of different metal styles highlighted with exotic instruments.
We like to keep it old-school and we use these exotic instruments to get a ritual sound. (Fabian)

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

3. The lyrics are against globalization and the struggle between refusing but being forced to
participate. We are identifying ourselves more with foreign cultures and people, our message results in a martial vow against capitalism, the dictate of modern mass-media and politics.
(Flo)

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

4. We want to kill the society of today and we are doing this in a ritual way. ( Fabian) We also want to create a new society where each person counts as an individual and has got its own dignity. (Flo)

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

5. Some of the best shows were Metalfest Germany and also as tour support of Varg´s Blutaar over Europe Tour. Also the Eisregen support show in Leipzig was a highlight. I think our stage performance is magnetic because we have played a lot of shows were only bands from other metal styles played like Varg or Eisregen and the audience was running wild. (Fabian)

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new album?

6. Yes, we´ve planned a couple of club gigs in Germany and Austria. (Flo)

7. Currently you are signed to Blacksmith Records, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support that they have given you so far?

7. We´ve signed a contract with Blacksmith Records after playing Metalfest, Germany in 2010. The fact that we´ve played on such a big festival with almost no live experience (my 2nd gig with the band) and that we´re rocking hard, live, was the main reason why the guys of Blacksmith Records got us on board. (Flo)

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death and thrash metal?

8. we`ve get a very good feedback. At our live shows the people are going crazy. (Fabian)

9. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

9. No, there are no other musical projects. (Fabian)

10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

10. I believe blindly in getting more successful with this band and show the metal scene, how to rock the stage and make them going insane. (Flo)

11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

11. Our music, primary is influenced by thrash metal bands like Sepultura, Exodus and Megadeth. But we also listen to some death metal and technical death metal, e.g Six Feet Under and Dying Fetus. I´m also really into glam rock and sleaze rock, e.g. Skid Row and Hardcore Superstar. All that differant music styles are making the unique sound of New Tribe. (Flo)

12. Outside of music what are some of your interest?

12. I like to go jogging and doing some sports. It gives a variety to making music. (Flo)

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

13. Thank you for having us in this interview. We want to show the world what New Tribe stands for and we want you metalheads out there to share a live experience with us an become part of the New Tribe.
Ritual Killing kills! Together we are the New Tribe! (Flo)

Leukemia are a band from Sweden that has a history that goes back to 1989 with a musical style that mixes melodic thrash with death metal and this is a review of their 2012 album "love" which was released by Vic Reccords.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast drumming with not much inthe way of blast beats, while the bass playing has a very dark tone with riffs that follow the riffing that is coming out of the guitars and at times they have a very powerful sound to them,as for the synths when they are utilized they bring an exotic, dark and progressive sound to the music.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast riffs that combine thrash with old school Swedish death metal along with a great amount of melodic riffing, while the lead guitars are very melodic sounding guitar solos and leads.

Vocals range from deep death/thrash growls, high pitched screams to clean singing along with some brief spoken word elements, while the lyrics cover violent and depressing themes, as for the production it has a very old school sound while still sounding very strong and powerful and you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording

In my opinion Leukemia are a very great sounding hybrid of atmospheric Swedish death metal and thrash and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Emotionally Dead" "Tearflow" "My Pain" and "Regrets". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Engulfed came out of its tomb on 2010 in Kadikoy, because the band members were hungry for true oldschool blasphemic death metal. We started working on our songs since we came together and we've just released our first EP "Through The Eternal Damnation". Now, we are working on our first full length and waiting for the vinyl which will be released from Me Saco Un Ojo Records.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?We are working on the songs with old school, rotten and blasphemic Death Metal style.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?Lyrics are all about fucked up religions, hate about all religions, chaos, destruction and the only true thing: DEATH!

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Engulfed is about being engulfed by darkness, nothingness. That's what we want to tell whole world.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

So far, we had only 3 shows. The first one was with Undergang and the second one was in Istanbul, June 2012. The last one with Dead Congregation in Istanbul and I must say that they are really one of the best death metal bands of all time.

6. Do you have any touring plans?

We don't have any touring plans at this moment. Our first target is to finish the writing process of our album. Maybe, after this we will be able to hit the road.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

All reactions satisfied us. We are reading critics every day and they are all good.

8. What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

Our other projects are going well. I am working on 3rd album with my other band Decaying Purity. Our drummer Aberrant and I have an other project called Diabolizer and we're currently working hard on our first release. By the way, Aberrant's other band Impuration's first release "Sanctities We Raped" is nearly out. Highly recommended!

9.

What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?We will play the same old school shit until the band will be dead.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Actually this question has not a lucid answer. I can't give you any clear examples because the things I'm influenced by are not the bands that I always listened to. It could be anything. Of course the early 90's death metal had the major impact on our style. But if I have to give you some present bands names these are Maveth, Anatomia, Resurgency, Grave, Voidhanger.

11. How would you describe the underground metal scene in your home country of Turkey?

All full of shit and a lot of posers around here. Actually Turkey hasn't got an underground metal scene except Kadikoy.

12. How would you describe your views on Occultism?

Actually I am interested in our musical things.

13. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Hanging with friends, trying to survive, movies, books and of course working and thinking about music.

14. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?Support only the true and qualified bands. Thanks for the interview.